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diff --git a/manual/xml/closing_a_session.xml b/manual/xml/closing_a_session.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..73cf9fa8d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/manual/xml/closing_a_session.xml @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> +<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ + +]> + +<section id="sn-closing-a-session"> + + <title>Closing a Session</title> + + <para> + Ardour only allows you to work on one session at a time (although + your computer may be able to run multiple instances of Ardour at one + time). This means that to work on a different session than the current + one, you will be forced to close the current session. You can either + </para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Session</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Close</guisubmenu> + </menuchoice> + will close the current session. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Session</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>Open</guisubmenu> + </menuchoice> + will prompt you for the name of a session to work on, and will then close the current session. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Session</guimenu> + <guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu> + </menuchoice> + will open the New Session dialog + to collect configuration information for the new session, and will then + close the current session. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para> + Whenever a session is closed but has been modified since last saved, + the Save dialog will appear. + </para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="images/save_session_dialog.png"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para> + You have three options when this dialog appears: + </para> + + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + Save the session before closing it + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Close the session without saving it + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Do not close the session + </para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + + <note> + <para> + If you choose the final option, whatever operation initiated the + closing of the session will be stopped. For example, if you were + loading a new session while working on an existing one, no new session + will be loaded. + </para> + </note> + + <!-- + <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + href="Some_Subsection.xml" /> + --> + +</section> |